Peer Larson of Whitnall High School in suburban Milwaukee has lived the dream of millions of frustrated high school students: he is suing his math teacher for giving him too much homework. The specific lawsuit is about summer homework which Larson claims the school does not have the authority to give him since the 180 day school year set forth in state law is over.

Larson and his father, Bruce Larson, are representing themselves in the lawsuit after no attorney came forward to take the case. Defendants in the case include the teacher, the math department chairwoman, the school principal and the state superintendent of schools.

The teacher gave Larson and his classmates three complex math assignments to do over the summer. Larson said it just wasn't right to get such difficult work over the summer. 'I had no energy at the end of the day to actually do it during my week. I only had one day off each week when I actually came home, and I could not do it then because I was catching up on sleep or just enjoying myself because that's what I should be able to do during the summer,' Larson said.

The lawsuit contends that summer homework is causing Larson 'undue stress' and is sapping his energy.

School officials have said that summer homework is a matter for schools to decide, not courts. They also noted that Larson is in an honors course which does require some summer work.

Of course, the lawsuit does raise one important question. If the summer homework is sapping Lars's energy, where did he find the time and energy to file a lawsuit?